A bill banning the 1619 Project in Iowa schools has advanced out of a House subcommittee.

Iowa House of Representative District 20’s Ray Sorensen says the bill hasn’t hit the full Education Committee yet, and he’s wary about balancing his thoughts on the subject and taking legislative action on lesson plans.

“It’s two different things for me: What I think of the 1619 project and what I think about us legislating about the 1619 project. I’m not sure that we need to get into micromanaging what is taught. I understand there are parents that may be frustrated with some of the curriculum. Hopefully some of the parental choice, opening that freedom up will help dictate and make a free market rather than us micromanaging every lesson plan that’s brought up.”

The bill would reduce funding for any Iowa school district whose teachers use the New York Times project concerning the impact of slavery on U.S. history as part of their curriculum. You can hear more from Sorensen in today’s Let’s Talk Guthrie County program.